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(1980)
You Can Observe a Lot
T.D. Wilson, D.R. Streatfield
You Can Observe a Lot … A Study of Information use in Local Authority Social Services Departments Conducted by Project INISS
Thomas Wilson (2006)
A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theoryInf. Res., 11
D. Bawden (2007)
The Turn: Integration of Information Seeking and Information Retrieval in ContextJ. Documentation, 63
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to respond to Bawden's review of Wilson's 1981 paper, “On user studies and information needs”. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reflects on the context of the original paper, and on subsequent developments. Findings – The paper comments on a variety of issues relating to information science as a discipline, and its research programme and methods, with specific emphasis on the understanding of human information behaviour. Originality/value – The paper provides a unique perspective on the development of this aspect of the discipline.
Journal of Documentation – Emerald Publishing
Published: Nov 1, 2006
Keywords: User studies; Information science
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